Disposable Sanitary Lining for Millinery

ABSTRACT

A disposable sanitary lining for millinery is provided. The disposable sanitary lining according to the current application provides a thin and temporary barrier between fore-head/hair of a trial wearer and inner surface of a hat/cap. The disposable sanitary lining according to the current application prevents soiling of the inner surface and brim of a hat/cap at the same time by sweat and cosmetics of customer who just try a hat or cap displayed on a millinery store. The disposable sanitary lining according to the current application comprises of one piece of sheet of, including but not limited to, paper, plastic and fabrics, whose thickness is less than 1 mm. The disposable sanitary lining according to the current application is not attached inside of the hat/cap wall but worn on the head of a customer who tries displayed hats/caps to find one to buy.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

Current application relates to a sanitary lining, especially a disposable sanitary lining for millinery.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Hat or cap dealers of ladies' and gentlemen's find that hats/caps in stock that are tried on from time to time by customers become soiled on the inside, where they come in contact with the head from perspiration and also from powders used by ladies, particularly heavy colored powders, oily facial cream, sun tan and others, which with the perspiration, discolor or changes the original color of the hat/cap and soil the inside of the hat/cap and leaves stain. Also, ladies, at least some of them, are in the habit of purchasing hats and then returning them soiled, claiming that they were soiled or has stains before purchase, and of course, as a hat stock will contain some soiled hats from being tried on, the dealer is not in a position to deny that the hat was soiled when sold. Some of sanitary linings, which applied or attached to the interior of the hat to protect the “sweat band” or hat/cap from being soiled, and when a hat/cap is sold the linings may be easily removed, since in actual practice, it will be merely basted or otherwise detachably applied or attached in the hat and the interior of the hat will be clean and consequently will not be returned soiled with the claim that it was soiled when purchased. However, most of the previous lining means need some structure inside of the hat/cap to provide a place for the lining means attached/adhered. Then, developing such structure inside of a hat and or cat will increase the production cost of the millenary. And existence of such inner structure may give an uncomfortable feeling to wearer. Most of the millinery shop owners and dealers know that many of the people drop by the shop just try a hat/cap for eye shopping and only few of them buy the hat they tried. Even though the trial moment is very short, repeated trial soils the inside of the hat/cap. And wash the tried cap/hat is sometimes almost impossible when the hat/cap is expensive suit hat. It is purpose of the current application to provide an easy to make and cheap disposable sanitary linings for millinery. It is another purpose of the current application to provide a sanitary lining that prevent soiling of the brim of the hat and inner wall side thereof at the same time.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ARTS

U.S. Pat. No. 1,077,833 to Houghton illustrates a removable sanitary hat-lining. The removable lining provides a lining pack of a single-service lining which may be removed from the hat by each prospective customer. However, the rest of pack should be recovered when the hat is sold or sold with the hat if the customer want. U.S. Pat. No. 1,531,734 to Carpenter illustrates a sanitary head covering for millinery stores and to be applied to the head of customers trying on hats to prevent soiling of the hats, and obviate chance of transmission of scalp diseases from one person to another via cheap disposable means. It looks like shower cap of these days but made of paper. U.S. Pat. No. 1,986,312 to Wilson discloses a device for preventing soiling of hats for hatteries or millinery shops. U.S. Pat. No. 2,003,886 to Hoffeld discloses a combined sweat band and crown lining for hat. U.S. Pat. No. 3,872,516 to Bird, et al. discloses a disposable head covering garment directed to a surgical hood which is made from an inexpensive, nonwoven fabric and may be discarded after a single use. The hood comprises three separate pieces, a top, and two side pieces. U.S. Pat. No. 4,393,519 to Nicastro discloses a combination visor and sweatband for protecting the eyes and surrounding periocular areas and for absorbing and evaporating perspiration from the upper facial area is disclosed. U.S. Pat. No. 4,468,818 to Flannery discloses a head scarf construction embodying the cooperation of a ply of fabric in a triangulated shape and a stiffened triangulated component connected in positions to bring the base margins of the triangles into alignment, the addition of surface decorations for the triangulated shapes to develop simulations of birds or animals, and tie elements for securing the scarf to the wearer's head. U.S. Pat. No. 5,008,961 to Hubbard, et al. illustrates a sanitary head covering comprising an elongated sheet folded in half about a transverse axis to form sides. An expandable crown portion is adhered to the sides along upper portions and to itself along band. A tie strip is attached to the sides for securing the improved head covering to the head of a wearer. U.S. Pat. No. 5,566,395 to Nebeker illustrates a disposable liner that is fitted against the inside surface of a sweatband of a cap or hat. The liner functions to absorb moisture and oils, and to eliminate odor. U.S. Pat. No. 6,738,985 to Hahn, et al. discloses disposable sweatband liner made of a thin, flat and moisture absorbing material is shaped curved to fit around the forehead of a person. A disposable sweatband liner is affixable to a cap, hat or sun visor by adhesive material.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,561,894 to Wallich illustrates an identification band for maternity hospital made of textile and filled with water and oil resistive material.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,197,899 to Twentier illustrates a light weight wristband type identification made of flexible materials. Adhesive materials are pasted on opposite end of the band to secure the band.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,279,107 to Baumgartner illustrates a wristband plastic identification. Adhesive materials are pasted on opposite end of the band to secure the band.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,467,246 to Long, et al, illustrates a wristband identification comprises of multilayer of materials and the method of producing the wristband identification.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,653,472 to Huddleston, et al. illustrates a form having detachable labels and a wristband. The form includes a face ply adhered to a liner ply by a pressure sensitive adhesive.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,785,354 to Haas illustrates an identification band which includes an elongated.

U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,534,477 and 8,327,566 to Waggoner, et al. illustrates a patient wristband form has a transparent ply with an upper surface and a lower surface, and a pressure sensitive adhesive coating on the lower surface. A paper ply defining a plurality of labels that is printed at the same time as the wristband.

U.S. Pat. No. 8,099,888 to Riley illustrates s business form a wristband with a laminate backing including a tab portion at the opposite end of a free end, with the tab portion having a cinch slot.

U.S. Patent Application 20140302260 by Noe; Kyung-il illustrates a wristband paper includes an ink-receiving layer formed on the upper side of the paper to be printed with ink, an adhesion layer and a separating layer for protecting the adhesion layer, which are formed on the lower side of the paper, wherein the ink-receiving layer is formed by applying a solution including polyethylene, polyvinyl alcohol and silica and then drying the solution.

U.S. Patent Application 20150096211 by Weinstein; Barry B. illustrates a patient wristband form having a printable nylon taffeta face ply and a liner ply where the face ply is die cut to form one or more blank detachable wristbands having first and second ends.

None of the prior arts discloses a simple to make and cheap disposable sanitary lining for millinery that provides a temporary thin barrier to prevent soiling of a hat/cap by repeated trial.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Hat or cap dealers of ladies' and gentlemen's find that hats of cap in stock that are tried on from time to time by customers become soiled on the inside, where they come in contact with the head from perspiration and also from powders used by ladies, particularly heavy colored powders, oily facial cream, sun tan and others, which with the perspiration, discolor or changes the original color of the hat/cap and soil the inside of the hat/cap and leaves stain. Also, ladies, at least some of them, are in the habit of purchasing hats and then returning them soiled, claiming that they were soiled or has stains before purchase, and of course, as a hat stock will contain some soiled hats from being tried on, the dealer is not in a position to deny that the hat was soiled when sold. Some of sanitary linings, which applied or attached to the interior of the hat to protect the “sweat band” or hat/cap from being soiled, and when a hat/cap is sold the linings may be easily removed, since in actual practice, it will be merely basted or otherwise detachably applied or attached in the hat and the interior of the hat will be clean and consequently will not be returned soiled with the claim that it was soiled when purchased. However, most of the previous lining means needs some structure inside of the hat/cap to provide a place for the lining means attached/adhered. Then, developing such structure inside of a hat and or cat will increase the production cost of the millenary. And existence of such inner structure may give an uncomfortable feeling to wearer. It is purpose of the current application to provide an easy to make and cheap disposable sanitary linings for millinery. It is another purpose of the current application to provide a sanitary lining that prevent soiling of the brim of the hat and sweat band at the same time. A disposable sanitary lining for millinery is provided. The disposable sanitary lining according to the current application provides a thin and temporary barrier between the fore head and hair of the wearer and the inner surface of the hat/cap. The disposable sanitary lining according to the current application prevents soiling of the inner surface and brim of a hat/cap at the same time by sweat and cosmetics of customer who just try a hat or cap displayed on a millinery store. The disposable sanitary lining according to the current application comprises of one piece of sheet of, including but not limited to, paper, plastic and fabrics, whose thickness is less than 100 micrometer. The disposable sanitary lining according to the current application is not attached inside of the hat/cap wall but worn on the head of a customer who tries displayed hats/caps to find one to buy.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a removable sanitary millinery lining pack of prior art shown from below.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross sectional view of the removable sanitary millinery lining pack of the prior art engaged into a ladies hat.

FIG. 3 is the bottom view of the lining pack of the prior art engaged into a ladies hat.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic drawing that shows what happen when a disposable sanitary lining for millinery is installed only inside of a millinery when a potential customer tries on her head.

FIG. 5 is the bottom view of a millinery soiled by the trial customer's sweat, skin sebum, cosmetics, color make up, and hair dye etc.

FIG. 6 is the plane view of the disposable sanitary lining according to the current invention.

FIG. 7 is the side view of the assembled disposable sanitary lining according to the current invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic drawing how a potential customer wears the sanitary lining of the current invention.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic drawing that shows how the disposable sanitary lining for millinery according to current invention prevents soiling of inside and brim of a millinery at the same time from frequent trying by potential customers.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a removable sanitary hat lining pack (1) of prior art shown from below. The sanitary lining pack (1) comprises of pluralities of paper layers (16) mounted on a ring or band (15). The paper layers (16) are preferably given a dome shape conforming most agreeably to the coiffure of ladies. FIG. 2 is a vertical cross sectional view of the removable sanitary hat lining pack (1) of the prior art engaged into a ladies hat (2). And FIG. 3 is the bottom view of the lining pack (1) of the prior art engaged into a ladies hat (2). The combined band (15) and the assembled lower edge of the paper layers (16) are perforated to form orifices (17), through which are usually passed retainers (18) of a hoof (19). The sanitary lining pack (1) are preferably split to form a lapping section (20). As taught by the prior art, this kind of removable sanitary lining pack (1) is useful for a ladies hat that has hoof (19) and retainers (18) to engage the lining pack (1). In addition to that fabricate layers of papers in dome shape causes another fabrication cost. It is one of the purpose of the current invention to provide a cheap and easy to make disposable sanitary lining for millinery.

As shown in the FIG. 1, all of sanitary hat linings protects the inner walls only because the linings are installed inside of the hat/cap wall. FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic drawing that shows what happen when a disposable sanitary lining (21) for millinery is installed only inside (22) of a millinery (23) when a potential customer (24) tries on his/her head. Fore head of a human is not vertically straight up but a little bit sloped and protrudes forward as close to the eyebrows. So, when a customer (24) wear a millinery (23), the contact point (26) locates below of the lower end of the lining (21). Then the edge of the millinery (23), where the inner surface (22) of the millinery (23) and the brim (27) of the millinery (23) meets, contact with skin of the customer's (24) fore head directly. Then sweat, skin sebum, color make up or sometimes dye of the hair from the customer(24)'s fore head touches the bottom of the inner surface (22) and brim (27) of the millinery (23).

FIG. 5 is the bottom view of a millinery (23) soiled by the trial customer's sweat, skin sebum, color make ups, cosmetics, perfumes, etc. Even though the contact time is short for a trial, repeated contact with many other customers fore head skin leaves behind a soiled mark (25) on the brim (27) of the hat/cat or change the original color of the brim (27). Then this millinery (23) cannot be sold or demonstrated for another trial customer.

FIG. 6 is the plane view of the disposable sanitary lining (28) according to the current invention. The disposable sanitary lining (28) comprises of single piece of arc band shape sheet that is cut out of thin sheet of flexible material. The disposable sanitary lining (28) for millinery has arc band shape. One end of the arc band shape lining has narrowed portion (29) and pluralities of, preferably, three slits of (30), (31), (32) are developed on the opposite side of the narrowed portion thereof to receive the narrowed portion (29) of the lining (28) for fastening the lining to adjust the size of the lining to fit to the head size of the trial wearer (24). Length (L) of the center line of the arc band shape lining (28) is between 40 cm to 70 cm. Width (W) of non- narrowed portion of the arc band shape disposable sanitary lining (28) is about 5 cm. The disposable sanitary lining (28) for millinery according to current invention is made out of one thin sheet of flexible material, including but not limited to, plain paper, paper towel, PVC (polyvinylchloride) film, PE (polyethylene) film, and fabric, such as cotton fabric, etc. FIG. 7 is the side view of the assembled disposable sanitary lining (28) according to the current invention. Since the disposable sanitary lining (28) of the current invention has an arc shape plane view, the side view of the assembled lining (28) is trapezoid.

FIG. 8 is a schematic drawing how a potential customer (24) wears the sanitary lining (28) of the current invention. When a potential customer (24) comes into a millinery shop to buy a millinery (23), the customer is provided with the disposable sanitary lining (28). First, insert tip of the narrowed portion (29) of the lining (28) into the slit (32), which locates at the most inside position, from the inner side of the lining (28) and insert back to the next slit (31), which locates at the next position, from the outer side followed by inserting the tip of the narrowed portion (29) to the third slit (30) from inner side. Put the lining (28) on the customer (24)'s head like wearing a hair band. Then pull the tip of the narrowed portion (29) to adjust the size of the lining (28) to fit the customer (24)'s head. It will provide a tapered hair band on the top of the forehead of the customer (24). Then put on the millinery (23) over the lining (28). The edge of the millinery (23) will meet the lining (28) at a contact point (26). (This step may be done by dealer as customer service)

FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic drawing that shows how the disposable sanitary lining (28) for millinery according to current invention prevents soiling of inside (22) and brim (27) of a millinery (23) at the same time from frequent trying by potential customers. When a customer (24) put on a millinery (23) over the lining (28) worn on his/her head, the lining (28) stretches down ward below the contact point (26) where the head skin of the customer (24) and the edge (33) of the millinery (23), where the inside (22) and the brim (27) of the millinery (23) meets, touches. Then, the disposable sanitary lining (28) for millinery according to current invention provides a temporary barrier between fore-head/hair of a trial wearer and inner surface (22) and the brim (27) of the millinery (23). This temporary block prevents sweat, skin sebum, color make up or sometimes dye of the hair from the customer (24)'s fore head and hair from smearing into the lower bottom of the inner surface (22) and the brim (27) of the millinery (23).

The customer will wear the disposable sanitary lining (28) for millinery until he/she decide millinery want to buy. After select all the hats/caps the customer want to buy, just draw away the sanitary lining (28).

As described above, the disposable sanitary linings according to the current invention is made of one piece of sheet of, including but not limited to, paper, plastic films, and fabrics, etc. No adhesive is used. It is easy and cheap to make and cheap to discard. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A disposable sanitary lining for millinery to provide a temporary barrier between fore head of a trial wearer and inner surface and brim of the millinery.
 2. The disposable sanitary lining for millinery of the claim 1, wherein the lining comprises of single piece of arc band shape sheet that is cut out of thin sheet of flexible material.
 3. The arc band shape sheet disposable sanitary lining for millinery of the claim 2, wherein one end of the arc band shape lining has narrowed portion and three slits are developed on the opposite side of the narrowed portion thereof to receive the narrowed portion of the lining for fastening the lining and adjusting the size of the lining to fit to the head size of the trial wearer.
 4. The arc band shape disposable sanitary lining for millinery of the claim 2, wherein the thin sheet of flexible material is paper.
 5. The arc band shape disposable sanitary lining for millinery of the claim 2, wherein the thin sheet of flexible material is paper towel.
 6. The arc band shape disposable sanitary lining for millinery of the claim 2, wherein the thin sheet of flexible material is PVC (Polyvinylchloride) film.
 7. The arc band shape disposable sanitary lining for millinery of the claim 2, wherein the thin sheet of flexible material is cotton fabric. 